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title: "News Aggregators"
description: These news aggregator clients let you keep up with your favorite blogs and news sites using internet standards like RSS.
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A **news aggregator** is software which aggregates digital content from online newspapers, blogs, podcasts, and other resources to one location for easy viewing. Using one can be a great way to keep up with your favorite content.

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  {{< card link="#akregator" title="Akregator" image="./akregator.svg" subtitle="Akregator is a news feed reader that is a part of the KDE project. It comes with a fast search, advanced archiving functionality, and an internal browser for easy news reading." >}}
  {{< card link="#newsflash" title="NewsFlash" image="./newsflash.png" subtitle="NewsFlash is an open-source, modern, and easy-to-use news feed reader for Linux. It can be used offline or with services like Inoreader or Nextcloud News." >}}
  {{< card link="#feeder" title="Feeder" image="./feeder.png" subtitle="Feeder is a modern RSS client for Android that has many features and works well with folders of RSS feeds." >}}
  {{< card link="#miniflux" title="Miniflux" image="./miniflux.svg" subtitle="Miniflux is a web-based news aggregator that you can self-host." >}}
  {{< card link="#netnewswire" title="NetNewsWire" image="./netnewswire.png" subtitle="NetNewsWire is a free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS with a focus on a native design and feature set." >}}
  {{< card link="#newsboat" title="Newsboat" image="./newsboat.svg" subtitle="Newsboat is an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. It's an actively maintained fork of Newsbeuter." >}}
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## Aggregator clients

### Akregator

**Akregator** is a news feed reader that is a part of the [KDE](https://kde.org) project. It comes with a fast search, advanced archiving functionality, and an internal browser for easy news reading.

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[{{< badge content="Flathub" >}}](https://flathub.org/apps/details/org.kde.akregator)

### NewsFlash

**NewsFlash** is an open-source, modern, and easy-to-use news feed reader for Linux. It can be used offline or with services like [Inoreader](https://inoreader.com) or [Nextcloud News](https://apps.nextcloud.com/apps/news). It has a search feature and a pre-defined list of sources that you can add directly.

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[{{< badge content="Flathub" >}}](https://flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.news_flash.NewsFlash)

### Feeder

**Feeder** is a modern RSS client for Android that has many [features](https://github.com/spacecowboy/Feeder#features) and works well with folders of RSS feeds.

It supports [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS), [Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(Web_standard)), [RDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF%2FXML), and [JSON Feed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Feed).

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[{{< badge content="Google Play" color="green" >}}](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nononsenseapps.feeder.play)
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### Miniflux

**Miniflux** is a web-based news aggregator that you can self-host.

It supports [RSS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS), [Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(Web_standard)), [RDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RDF%2FXML), and [JSON Feed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JSON_Feed).

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  {{< card link="https://miniflux.app" title="Homepage" icon="home" >}}
  {{< card link="https://miniflux.app/docs/index#user-guide" title="Documentation" icon="document-text" >}}
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### NetNewsWire

**NetNewsWire** is a free and open-source feed reader for macOS and iOS with a focus on a native design and feature set.

It supports conventional feed formats and includes built-in support for Reddit feeds.

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  {{< card link="https://netnewswire.com" title="Homepage" icon="home" >}}
  {{< card link="https://netnewswire.com/privacypolicy" title="Privacy Policy" icon="eye" >}}
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[{{< badge content="macOS" color="indigo" >}}](https://netnewswire.com)
[{{< badge content="App Store" color="blue" >}}](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1480640210)

### Newsboat

**Newsboat** is an RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. It's an actively maintained fork of [Newsbeuter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsbeuter). It is very lightweight and ideal for use over [Secure Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Shell).

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  {{< card link="https://newsboat.org" title="Homepage" icon="home" >}}
  {{< card link="https://newsboat.org/releases/2.38/docs/newsboat.html" title="Documentation" icon="document-text" >}}
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## Criteria

**Please note we are not affiliated with any of the projects we recommend.** In addition to [our standard criteria](../../../about/criteria.md), we have developed a clear set of requirements to allow us to provide objective recommendations. We suggest you familiarize yourself with this list before choosing to use a project, and conduct your own research to ensure it's the right choice for you.

- Must be open-source software.
- Must operate locally, i.e. must not be a cloud service.

## Social Media RSS Support

Some social media services also support RSS, although it's not often advertised.

### Reddit

Reddit allows you to subscribe to Subreddits via RSS. Replace `[SUBREDDIT]` with the Subreddit you wish to subscribe to:

```text
https://reddit.com/r/[SUBREDDIT]/new/.rss
```

### YouTube

You can subscribe to YouTube channels without logging in and associating usage information with your Google account.

To subscribe to a YouTube channel with an RSS client, first look for its [channel code](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6180214). The channel code can be found in the expanded description (i.e., the "About" section) of the YouTube channel you wish to subscribe to: **About** → **Share channel** → **Copy channel ID**. Replace `[CHANNEL ID]` below:

```text
https://youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=[CHANNEL ID]
```
